Christiania Islands
| Christiania Islands | ||
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| Waters | Croker Passage | |
| archipelago | Palmer Archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 63 ° 58 ′ S , 61 ° 27 ′ W | |
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| Main island | Intercurrence Island | |
The Christiania Islands ( French Îles Christiania ) are a group of islands and reef rocks between the islands of Liège Island and Trinity Island in the Palmer Archipelago west of the Antarctic Peninsula .
The islands were mapped during the Belgica expedition (1897–1899) under the direction of the Belgian polar explorer Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery . He named it after the Norwegian capital Christiania (now Oslo ), where he received support and equipment for his research trip .
Web links
- Christiania Islands in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Christiania Islands on geographic.org (English)